Rodriguez successfully led memory care program startup and development
in both Watercrest
Lake Nona Assisted Living and Memory Care and Market Street Memory
Care Residences in Viera, communities designed, owned and operated by
Watercrest Senior Living Group. Rodriguez flourished as Memory Care
Director, passionately investing time into her residents, assembling
thoughtful memorabilia displays, and creating stimulating life
enrichment programs to engage residents and honor individual
capabilities.

“Mariola has infinitely impacted our Watercrest communities with her
boundless dedication to champion exceptional care and resources for
seniors living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia,” says Marc
Vorkapich, Principal and CEO of Watercrest Senior Living Group. “We
are honored to promote Mariola to her new role, utilizing her expertise
to advise residents and families and strengthen our common unity
initiatives.”

Rodriguez holds a Master’s degree in Gerontology and is a Nationally
Certified Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Trainer through the
National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners. An esteemed
servant leader and Support Group Facilitator for the National
Alzheimer’s Association, she is passionate about guiding families
through the disease process.

“As Memory Care Director, I was inspired to further educate the
community and provide resources related to memory care. I’m privileged
to continue to serve as a trusted advisor in my new role, welcoming
residents and supporting family members as they transition their loved
ones to our Market Street community,” says Rodriguez, Community
Relations Director of Market Street Memory Care Residences.

Rodriguez brings eleven years of senior living experience to Market
Street, an artfully designed memory care community envisioned by Market
Street co-owner Marc
Vorkapich. Market Street Communities connect the hearts and minds of
residents by stimulating their senses with the goal of re-experiencing
memories.

All Market Street associates are Nationally Certified Dementia Care
Practitioners and their unique memory care programming includes Personal
Life Silhouettes, Music & Memory, Memories in the Making, For the Love
of Color, multi-sensory culinary and gardening experiences, as well as
personal well-being activities.